Digital downloading jukebox system with user-tailored music management, communications, and other tools

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8930504-B2
Application number	US-201414245298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2014
Priority date	Sep 16, 2002
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for playing music from a catalog of playable songs in an out-of-home pay-for-play establishment, the method comprising:
enabling a plurality of registered users to execute respective login operations via respective mobile devices to indicate that the respective users are present at the out-of-home pay-for-play establishment;
preventing people who are not registered users from executing respective login operations;
in response to logged-in regist…

Assignees

• Touchtunes Music Corp

Inventors

• Nathan Guy
• Dion Dominique

Classifications

• G11B19/025 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06Q20/22

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04N21/4825

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/439

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/458

  Electricity · mapped topic